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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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